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Burn It



By Matt Greenhalgh

burn itNo wars, no wives, no babies, no responsibilities, good jobs - good times! BURN IT rips into the lives of 3 men who thought they were still boys. Fast, funny, and most importantly real, every 20-40 year old male will recognise themselves somewhere amongst the characters, who behave badly without being stupid.

The young English male...a much derided demographic of modern day Britain, but they're not complaining. Their only responsibility is to have a good time with their mates. Their only ball-ache is to get up for work. But what happens when 'playing out' isn't enough? When a man actually realises he wants what he has dismissed for the past ten years?

BURN IT follows the story of 3 such males, CARL (Chris Coghill, 24 Hour Party People), JON (William Ash, Clocking Off,) and ANDY (Kieran O'Brien, Cracker, Jason and the Argonauts bulldozing through life and love and breaking all their predecessors rules each way they turn. A rites of passage story of three normal lads who grew up in the eighties, blew away the nineties, and now find themselves at 30 without women, love and responsibility - and seemingly like it that way.

Then ANDY announces he's getting married and everyone's alarm clock rings for the first time - loud. It causes friction and confusion amongst the best pals, straining the bonds that they thought could never be broken. Life becomes increasingly difficult when CARL - the most hedonistic, leader of the gang, realises he's fallen in love with ANDY's girlfriend EMMA (Lisa Faulkner, Holby City, Spooks).

One by one, the lads start straying to what was once the dark side. Opening their lives to feelings, emotions and other people. They look at their lives, find they want something more and find that relationships, love and responsibility (previously swear words) can make them happy. But the aftershock of their life-changing decisions affects their friendship forever.the lads

Staring:

CARL (Chris Coghill, 24 Hour Party People), JON (William Ash, Clocking Off) and ANDY (Kieran O'Brien, Cracker, Jason and the Argonauts), EMMA (Lisa Faulkner, Holby City, Spooks), Melanie Brown (Spice Girls) and Marsha Thomason (Love in the 21st Century, Playing the Field).